ISCHEMIA


Meaning of ISCHEMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ is-ˈkē-mē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin ischaemia, from ischaemus styptic, from Greek ischaimos, from ischein to restrain (akin to Greek echein to hold) + haima blood — more at scheme

Date: 1855

: deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood

• is·che·mic -mik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.